road trip

noun

: a trip taken by a sports team to play one or more away games

: an extended trip in a motor vehicle

road-trip

ˈrōd-ˈtrip

intransitive verb

Examples of road trip in a Sentence

The team won three of five games on its road trip.

Recent Examples on the Web After an hours-long road trip on the back of a truck, Charley was introduced to his new home at the Shambala private game reserve in late August. —

Gerald Imray, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 Sep. 2024 Don’t hesitate to consider a different approach or, in the worst case, postpone your road trip. —

Valerie Mesa, Peoplemag, 5 Sep. 2024 The Netflix documentary follows Ferrell and longtime friend Harper Steele on a cross-country road trip. —

Samantha Allen, Them, 5 Sep. 2024 Shortly before my two-day road trip to Puebla, a charming colonial city two hours outside of Mexico City, I was given simple instructions: pack light. —

Kristine Solomon, Travel + Leisure, 3 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for road trip

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